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Wildlife preserve hunter Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner)
stumbles across the body of a teenage girl who was raped and killed on an
Indian Reservation in Wyoming. The FBI sends an inexperienced agent named Jane
Banner (Elizabeth Olsen) to determine cause of death. This is probably one of
the most haunting scores I have ever heard. The music is beautiful and
intertwined with the whispers of a Native American’s voice. Renner is excellent
in the role of this hunter. As a character, he is a broken man. He is divorced
from his ex-wife after a past tragedy. Olsen expertly portrays a naïve agent
who is idealistic but clearly over her head. Renner and Olsen’s back-and-forth
is incredible. The exposition used in this movie is really only used when it
seems like it is absolutely necessary. The rest of the time, visuals show the
information needed. They may use a flashback to reveal something crucial. At
other times, all the information you need is one of the character’s reactions.
The cinematography is incredible. The shots of the snowy mountain are beautiful
and sweeping. The movie’s violence is visceral. It almost seems like you feel
every gunshot in the two shootouts the movie employs. As far as flaws go, I
really only have one. Towards the end of the movie, a character jumps to a
conclusion without any real explanation, and it just doesn’t feel believable.
Overall, Wind River proves to be a
harrowing, heavy, suspenseful murder mystery.
9 / 10
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